{"id":63582,"date":"2024-04-03T16:31:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T16:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/the-team-and-i-we-are-still-together-kaizer-chiefs-coach-johnson"},"modified":"2024-04-03T17:02:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T17:02:30","slug":"the-team-and-i-we-are-still-together-kaizer-chiefs-coach-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/the-team-and-i-we-are-still-together-kaizer-chiefs-coach-johnson","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The team and I, we are still together\u2019: Kaizer Chiefs coach Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Cavin Johnson believes he still has the faith of Kaizer Chiefs\u2019 players despite a poor start to 2024 continuing with a 1-0 DStv Premiership home defeat to Stellenbosch FC on Tuesday night where the coach admitted Amakhosi \u201cdidn\u2019t have a good game of football\u201d.<\/p>\n

Johnson, though, might have compounded speculation all is not well at Naturena \u2014 it has not been for almost a decade with Chiefs on the verge of going nine seasons without silverware \u2014 with his admission Amakhosi \u201care not a happy camp at the moment\u201d.Chiefs’ 65-year-old interim coach clarified he was referring to his seventh placed team\u2019s disappointment at their last two results \u2014 Sunday\u2019s 0-0 away draw against Cape Town City and the defeat at FNB Stadium to Stellies.<\/p>\n

Still, the statement seemed to reveal more for a side that showed positive signs under Johnson at the end of 2023 but has gone three matches without a win \u2014 Chiefs lost the Soweto derby 3-2 against Orlando Pirates before the Fifa international date \u2014 and has won once in seven league games.<\/p>\n

Johnson was asked if he believes he is still the right man to try to take Chiefs to a strong end to the season and if he thinks the players still believe in him.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlways,\u201d he said. \u201cI believe that and I think we are still together and we haven\u2019t given up hope.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike we say, you get a sucker punch goal against you and then cannot break them down, which is normal in a football match, it happens.<\/p>\n

\u201cJa, maybe it looks like it\u2019s happening too often to us and we need to find the right player to score the goal and as a group we\u2019re struggling to get that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought \u2018Ash\u2019 [Ashley du Preez] had it and we can\u2019t only rely on Ash \u2014 we\u2019ve got to rely on [Pule] Mmodi, \u2018Shabba\u2019 [Mduduzi Shabalala] to chip in somewhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it was not to be tonight [Tuesday] and maybe your question is valid to a certain extent but I can tell you the team and I, we are still together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The coach admitted his team were flat against Steve Barker\u2019s buoyant Stellenbosch, who are flying in the Premiership on the back of the confidence gained from winning the Carling Knockout in December.<\/p>\n

Devin Titus scored the decisive goal a minute into first half injury time.\u201cWe gave away a goal we could see was coming. We told our players they needed to concentrate in the last minute of the first half. And a lapse of concentration cost us the goal,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the second half, in reality we didn\u2019t create clear-cut opportunities \u2014 we moved the ball but made technical errors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look at it and, ja, we didn\u2019t have a good game of football \u2014 that\u2019s the bottom line.\u201cWe should have used the ball better, but in saying that you are playing the second placed team and they are not second for nothing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey put up a good show against us, they defended the one goal and we were not able to take them down.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not a happy camp at the moment because we wanted to make sure we got the three points.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked to clarify why Chiefs are an unhappy camp, Johnson said: \u201cI thought we were not on top of our game, did not put the ball in the back of the net.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd for that reason I think the players are not happy with themselves now \u2014 because of the performances.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chiefs have an opportunity to get back on track in their league clash against Chippa United at Buffalo City Stadium in East London on Saturday (3pm).<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. Cavin Johnson believes he still has the faith of Kaizer Chiefs\u2019 players despite a poor start to 2024 continuing with a 1-0 DStv Premiership home defeat to Stellenbosch FC on Tuesday night where the coach admitted Amakhosi \u201cdidn\u2019t have a good game of football\u201d. 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